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The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18
OUR wEALTHIEsT STATESMEN.
Sketches Of the Elegant Residences
of a Few of the Washington Mil
IionaireS.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Cleveland Leader writes as follows: The
homes Of public men grow grander as the
country grows in wealth. The average
statesman Of today is a itch man rather than
a poor one, and the boarding house and
statesmen's mess of the past is unknown. In
the days Of Clay, Calhoun and Webster,
Senators and Representatives dubbed to-
gether like boys at college. and there were a
number Of such clubs, known as mesSes,
scattered through Washington. James A.
Bayard, the grandfather, think. Of tho
present Secretary of State, and John Quincy
Adams ate in this way at the same table,
and Bayard left the mess because Adams
nut down a record Of the table talk in his
diary. Now each man Of prominence owns
two or three homes. Secretary Whitney has
a house in Washington and country seat
in its suburbs. He has mansion in New
York and keeps up big establishment at
Lenox, Mass. Senator Stanford has
three or four houses in different
parts Of the United States. and he rides
from one to another in his special car
Senator Palmer owns a brown stone front
here, and another in Detroit. He has S12,-
600 log cabin within four miles Of his Miehl-
gan home, and he is talking of buying anoth-
er estate in Florida. Senator Vance has a
home on Massachusetts, avenue, and two in
North Carolina. Senator Edmunds owns
two houses here. and one at Burlington, VT,
and Senator Sherman, though he has fine
house at Washington, has much more COM
Portable one at Mansfield, o. Senator Palm
's.Washington house cost him SS5,OOO, and
he says the servants have the best rooms in
it. Their quarters are at the top of the
house, and the kitchen and laundry is in the
attic intead Of in the basement. The SER
wants have the front rooms in the fourth
story looking out upon Mcpherson square,
and they get the best air that goes. The
fuel and eatables are brought up in an ele-
vator. and the cooking Is done upon range
eight feet long and three feet deep,
with as great capacity as as those of
The hearth in front of this range is of col
ored tiles, and the kitchen Is heated by
steam. At the left of the kitchen Is the
laundry. 1t has stationary washtubs lined
with porcelain, and each OF these tubs has a
spigot for hot and one for cold water. The
rest of the house gets no smell from the
cooking, and Senator Palmer tells me that
his top-loft kitchen works like charm. The
whole house is modelled ON the same geuer-
GUS plan. 1t contains in all twenty-five
rooms, and the elevator which goes from
story to story is as big as that of fair-sized
hotel. Each of the chambers is fitted out
with fine mantels Und CRATES, and each has
bath room connected with 1t. There are
nine bath rooms In this senator's home, and
each Of its many rooms has style Of its
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PowpERLY's WESTERN TRIP.
His Uttetances Closely Watched by
the Sooiaiistic Labor Men.

CHICAGO, Ill, May 17.-The local Knights
of Labor, and especially the Socialistic ele-
ment. are watching Mr.. Powderly's Western
trip with much interest. The labor papers
have accounts Of his Denver reception differ
ing materially from the press dispatches
The claim that Powderly was badly worsted
in his debate with Burnett G. Haskell. the
Denver Anarchist, who propounded a series
of fifty questions to the general master
workman. Mr.. Powderly answered some of
these interrogations, and declined to commit
himself on others.
In the Denver Labor Enquirers account of
the great mass meeting it is stated that a
large body Of police and two companies of
militia were on hand to guard against a
threatened attack by the Radicals. The
Denver reds are furious over this proceed
ing, which they pronounce an insult and an
outrage. The Denver Daily News Of May IL
contains the following, which is a portion Of
an interview with Mr. Powderly:
The handfulof anarchists in this country
have been making all sorts of moves in or
der to gain admission into the Knights of
Labor and cause dissatisfaction. Thus far
they have failed The Anarchists have no
hold on our organization. Ii they were the
true socialists l would reach out my hand
and shake theirs, but they are not; lam a
socialist, but not an anarchist and when
see man who processes ike faith of the
latter know there is screw loose some
where something lacking in his mental
powers.
Il have heard Powderly express similar
sentiments on numerous occasions" said j
r. Buchanan, editor of the Labor Enquirer,
Chicago. Il suppose he thinks it policy to
deny his belief, but he got cornered in Den
yer and could not help himself. He is an
old member of the Socialistic Labor Party,
and used to show his red card"
Mr.. Powderly is expected to pay his re-
spects to the Chicago Knights on his return
trip, and lively reception is probable. The
local labor leaders are preparing a series of
800 questions for the Master Workman to
answer.
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THE STRIKE AT CHICAGO.
The Present Condition and tho out.
look.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE conditions of the
lockout are still .unchanged both sides re-
main firm, and give no indications of coming
to an understanding and resuming work The
bricklayers declare themselves as ready to
work for any employer who will agree to
pay on Saturday. They admit that the de-
mand which at first caused the lockout is not
now the question at issue. Many of them.
especially the Germans, would be inclined to
recede from their latest demand and 20 to
work but for the fact of their having learned
that the master builders will insist on lop-
ping off many of the cherished privileges of
the union. This attempt to curtail the sway
of the union, its members declare they are
prepared to resist to the last extremity. The
master carpenters, lime dealers, master
painters, stone quarrymen, and in fact all
contractors have come TO the conclusion that
it is their turn now to make demands on
their men. This will formally be done at a
meeting of the representatives of the various
trades at the Builders Exchange tomorrow.
Three delegates will be present from each
trade, and code of laws for the govern
ment of employer and employe will then be
perfected. A general lockout of carpenters
will be inaugurated by the master carpenters
association tomorrow night. The master
carpenters have determined to support the
masons
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THE SEISMIC DISTURBANCES
In Mexico-officiaI Report-Creat
Changes in the Earth's Surface.

SAN FRANCISCO, May ia special to the
Call from Hermosillo, Mexico, received last
night, says: 'The courier sent by the COM
mission now examining into the seismic dis
turbances which have occurred in the Sierra
Madre mountains recently arrived at Ures
to-day. He is the bearer of the following
dispatch to Gov. Torree: In the Puebla of
Babispe four persons were killed and 10
were injured. In Opotu were killed. Both
pueblas were destroyed. The inhabitants of
Babispe, Bacarac, Opata and Guasavas are
living in the fields, under trees and in dug
outs. There has been a repeated succession
Of shocks, though they have been lighter
than that of the Sd inst. A panic existed
everywhere, and number of women died
from fright. A wide territory is scanned
with crevices and immense chasms. The
earth has sunk in many places and is flooded
with water, making swamps where there
never was any water before. In many
mountains are to be seen what appear to be
eruptions, and continuous smoke indicates
volcanic action. These mountains have not
yet been explored, owing to continuous
tremors and great chasms making the ap-
proach thereto at the present time most
difficult and dangerous"
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GINGER DRINKING,
a Vice that Is Becoming Altogether
too Prevalent.

Few people are aware Of the extent Of
peculiar kind Of dissipation known as ginger
drinking The article used is the essence Of
ginger such as Is put up In the several pro-
prietary preparations known to the trade, or
the alcoholic extract ordinarily sold over the
druggists counter. Having once acquired
liking for It, the victim becomes as much a
slave to his appetite as the opium eater; or
the votary of cocaine. In its effect 1t is much
the most injurious OF all such practices, for
In the course Of time II destroys the coating
of the stomach and dooms its victim to a
slow and agOniZing death. The druggist
who told me about the thing says that as
ginger essence contains about 100 per cent.
alcohol and whskey less that 30 per cent,
the former is therefore twice IS intoxicating
In fact this Is the reason why II Is used by
hardened old tOpers whose stOmachs are no
longer capable Of intoxicating stimulation
from whiskey. They need the more power
full agency Of the pure alcohol In the ginger
extract He told me he had two regular Gus
tomers-One woman who had contracted
the habit through employing the ginger on
several occasions for stomachic palms. The
relief 1t Afforded her was so grateful that she
TOOK TO u upon any recurrence of her trouble
She found, too, that the slight exhilaratiOn
OF the alcohol banished mental depression:
In this way she got TO using 1t regularly, and
finally TO such excess that she was often
grossly intoxieOted. Large doses produce
quiet stupOr; additional doses induce q pro
found lethargic slumber, which viii last In
some cases for "a hours. His other customer
was peddler who came at certain hour
every morning bought four-ounce bottle
and drank its contents by noon. The man
craved the stuff so ardently that he was un-
able TO 20 about his business until he had
Set the machinery of his stomach In opera
tion. and started the circulation Of the blood
by means Of the fiery draught. He says that
the habit is well known 10 the drug trade.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18
AN EVANGELIST
Seized by the Beard and Yanked
from the Pulpit, at Park Ridge, NJ. J.

New YORK, May 17.-The Rev. Samuel
McSwitzer assisted by a Mr.. Mason, has
held revival meetings for few weeks past
at Park Ridge, N. j. Not being able to Sc
cure church, the evangelist held forth in
gospel tent Mr.. Mason is a vehement
speaker, and attacked the ramparts of sin
in way that astonished the quiet people of
Park Ridge. When he wanted to illustrate
his conception of what sinners were like, he
mentioned by name well-known citizens.
James Leach, well-known New York sta
toner, who resides at Park Ridge, went to
the meeting, and when Mr. Mason pointed
him out to the congregation as a prince of
devils, he got mad. He walked up to where
Mr.. Mason was standing, seized him by his
long beard, and yanked him from the pulpit.
An lncipient riot was started in the tent, but
was quelled by the more peaceful minded.
and then Mr.. Leach and other townspeople
who had been held up as servants of the
deVll, had consultation, and decided that
reyivalist has promised to do
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ly that il would not only be proper, but it
seems absolutely necessary that the state
ments made by 0Brien in regard TO the
treatment OF the LuggacurTan tenants should
pc met and negatived if possible. For the
evlction OF large bodies of poor people from
the estate Lord Lansdowne Is responsible,
and the why's and wherefores of such action
are as debatable in his case as in any other
case The fact that he is Governor-General
Oh canada supplies no reason for silence.
Lester Hikok Of Birmingham, Conn, has
ridden bicycle over 5000 miles attending to
MS business as travelling salesman. One OF
MS most remarkable short trips was from
Newport N. H., to Bradford. Vt, Pena-
cook, West Concord, Concord, Suncook,
Hookset, Manchester, Hudson, Nashua, N.
H., Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhlll. Merrimac
and Amesbury. Mass, total distance OF
bus iness calls, all from A. nj. Wednesday
TO T. M. Friday. 1t would nave required
two days longer to have made the trip by
ears.
A special from Winnipeg, Man., says: De-
spatches received from various points
throughout Manitoba, report serious losses
during the past week to settlers by prairie
hres and heavy wind storms.
Christine Nilsson is in London with her
new husband, Count di Casa Miranda.
Col. II. G. Ingersoll's eldest daughter is
said to have a remarkably fine soprano voice.
She is likewise beautiful, and is compared to
Greek goddess.
Mr.. VIM. III. jameson, formerly junior
partner in the once well-known house of Il.
Gilbert q Co., pianoforte manufacturerers
Of Boston, died Sunday at his residence in
Brooklyn, N. Y, after lingering illness.
He was born in Maine May /, 1918. During
the war he served as paymaster in the army.
Mr.. James leaves a widow and five children,
Julian Hawthorne. who was famous
articles on college Boat-Rocing to the June
Century. The other is by Yale man.
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Andrew j. Avery, Norway, edge plane for
trimming the sole edges of boots and shoes +:
Oscar B. Brann, Portland, automatic steam
pressure and heat regulator; Garnett.
Schenck, Bangor process of and apparatus
for changing liquids with gas; James M.
Treat, Stockton, fish trap.
Graves Committed to State Prison.
THoMAsToN, May &c. p. Graves, the
game warden murderer, John w. Day, sem
fenced to II years for arson, and Herbert
Hutchinson, sentenced to one year in prison
were committed to the Maine State Prison,
last Monday, coming from Machias Jail un-
der the charge Of Warden Bean. They came
down Tuesday morning, and had their pho
tographs taken The photographs of all the
convicts have been placed in the album at the
prison. Graves will go to work, Wednesday.
Death of N. r. True.
BETHEL, May IN. T. True, A. M. M.
D., prominent educator. died tonight, aged
seventy-fve years.
Work on the Megantlc.
BANGOR, May 1.-THE first crew of Ital-
ians intended for labor on the Megantic rail
road, arrived at Bangor by boat, Tuesday.
They number l50 One thousand are to ar
rive.
Down East Items.
The flood up river has subsided so much
that people with teams are able to travel on
the river roads through Winn, They have
not been able to do this for some weeks. AT
Costigan people are commencing to repair
damages on their houses, caused by the
food.
The body Of James Grant, whose drown
ing on the Wassataquoick was announced
two weeks ago, WAS recovered on Sunday. 1t
was found under a jam of logs. Mr.. Tracey,
by whom he was employed, procured a casket
and had the iremains taken to Mattawam-
keag and ssent from there to ST. Stephen,
where the deceased resided. The remains of
the workman named Stuart who was
drowned the same day, has not yet been re-
covered.
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Rowcloln College.

Mr.. William w. Eames has ereditably
graduated from the Boston School Of Phar-
macy, having completed the four years
course in one half the time. He has also
passed the State examination with much
credit. Mr.. Eames is one Of the many Bath
boys who make mark In the world. He is
a graduate Of the Bath High School and
Bowdoin College, class of 49,
The arrangements for Ivy Day, June Sd.
are now fully completed The literary exer'
cises will take place in Memorial Hall AT
?. m. In the evening there will be a concert
from to O'Clock in Town Hall, followed
by the Ivy Day hop. Music will be fur
nished by the Germania Orchestra of Bos-
ton, consisting of ten pieces.
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MORE TO SHUT DOWN.
Some 1000 People Locked Out In
HayerhliI-An Alarming Crisis.

HAvERHn.L, Mass, May 17.-Many of the
association factories, which are running to-
day will not open tomorrow, swelling the
number Of lockouts to 6J, and throwing out
of employment 1000 people. The lasters are
at work, and will probably continue as their
ing the case, the manufacturers hope to Sc
cure help sufficient to enable them to open
free shops" 1t is certain that such an at
tempt will be made. The present crisis is
considered by the more thoughtful more
fire of 1890
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other Games Yesterday.

At New Haven Yale, o; Cornell, 1.
At Louisyille-Louisyilles, IL Baltimores,
6.
At Cincinnati-Brooklyns IL; Cinclnnatls,
10.
At New Haven-Hartfords, Ii; New Hav-
ems, 7.
At st. Louis Athletics, 4; st. Louis, 3.
At Observation-Disclosures o; Water
burys, 5.
AT Cleveland-The Cleveland. Metropoli-
tan game postponed on account OF rain.
At ingfeld-Danburys II Springfields,
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Booth. the marshal of the Salvation Army,
is about to become an American citizen.
BENJAMIN F. Butler still carries his arm in
a sling, but his general health is good. He
is obliged to walk with his left arm resting
on his valet.
The Montreal Herald which bitterly OPP
nosed editor O'Brien's visit to Canada, has
Shown a change of 'front.' and says editorial
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a Plttshure millionaire.

4, NEW YORK, May 17.-Andrew Carnegie,
fns me fittSSburg millionaire, writing from the
dsie Oh wight, in reply to request that he
SGntL1Duts 6pntid M to fund for the proposed cele-
saSs ba 90 ene oneens jubilee in New York,
He is an American Citizen and, and y stannch
ihSepuol,can man who rejects monarchical
IDEAS as Insulting to his manhood He
seebTats seG9a stqby tbe dD himself were he to help
eTegn and S he Isn cagnot o. sea ssy hereditary
have to do with this particular bratioS
anyway. coiepIation
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poked the muzze of gun through crack
and fired. wounding Oswald fatally in the
neck. The posse set fire to the cabin and
when Wilson ran out he was Shot dead. Os-
mond was attacked in the Mascot office some
his assaiants. Robert Brewster. state re-
gister Of votes, wounded the other, and was
himself wounded
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18
THE DOMINION.
Not a Friendly Feeling,

MONTREAL, May 17.-The Goth French Ca
madam regiment has been refused permis-
occasion of the Queens birthday. The min
lister of militia says it would be bad prece-
dent in view of the feeling over o. Brien's
visit and the fishery question; and also cites
the fact that the Governor of New York re-
visit Canada.
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HAvERHILL, Mass, May 17.-Owing to
the failure of compromise between the exec
utive committee of the Knights of Labor
and the Manufacturers Association in re-
gard to the troubles at Chick Brothers shoe
factory, forty manufacturing establishments
ing out of employment 5000 people The
State Board of Arbitration has been an
pealed to and hope is entertained of a speedy
settlement
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Wounded by a crazy Man.

NEW ORLEANS, May ia few days ago
Mr. Busch, an overseer on the Woodland
plantation, fifty miles below here, was shot
and seriously wounded by a crazy. man,
himself in his cabin. A sheriffs posse among
whom was Geo. Osmond, the late editor Of
the New Orleans Mascot, went to the cabin
and called on Wilson to surrender. Wilson
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18
YACHTING NEWS.
The Calatea to Enter in all the Club
Races During the Summer.

NEW YORK, May 17.-Leut. Henn's yacht
the Galatea, has come off the dry dock in
South Brooklyn, where she has been painted
black. Two-thirds of her last years crew
are still on board. The yacht will be towed
from South Brooklyn to point on the East
river, opposite the foot of Twenty-eighth
street, where she will anchor until Thurs
day, when she will proceed to Larchmont.
She will enter all the club races she can un-
til fall, when she will return to England
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18
BASE BALL.
New England League.

PoRrLANDs, IL; MANCHEsTERs, s.
The Portlands won yesterdays game at
Manchester by punching their hits in the
fifth inning. Hatfield played a phenomenai
game at third base. Trask made two bril-
liant catches. The Manchesters clearly out
ielded and outrun the leaders on bases, but
were unlucky,
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18
THE FuLDA
Still Agrourd-Her Steerage Passen-
gers Taken Off.

New YORK, May 1.-THE German Lloyd
steamer is still aground at Owls Head. The
steerage passengers were taken off this
morning, and lighters are receiving her car
go. 1t is expected she will be fioated this
afternoon. The Fulda is not damaged and
u u Is expected she will be ready to sail on
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day. Three pitchers we're put against them.
but each met some severe punishment. The
Lowells played fine fielding game. Nc
Gunnigle pitched a fine game and would
have shut the Salems out with only two hits
IL he had not purposely relaxed on the last
two innings and put easy straight balls over
the plate
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18

NEW ORLEANS, May 16-Prince Wells,
the champion unicycle rider, today accom-
cycle, the longest distance ever before made
ON one wheel being one mile. His time for
the ten miles was / hour, "A minutes and
584 seconds, including four stops, aggregat
inp ten minutps
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A Noted Hymn Writer Entertained.

CHICAGO, May 16.-Fifty-fve years ago
the Rev. S. f. Smith, now Of Boston, wrote
'My Country it's of Thee" Last night
this gentleman, now 70 years of age, but still
remarkably hearty, was entertained by the
ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic at
their parlors in this city.
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THE TURF.
Meeting at Lawrence Driving Park

LAWRENCE, Mass, May 1.-THE opening
meeting of the season at the Lawrence Driy-
ing Park this afternoon drew about 500 spec
tators. In the three minute class Hard"
who was the favorite, was. distanced in the
first heat. g. Mahoney, his driver, was fined
50 for not scoring properly. Tomorrow the
2.37 and 2.29 classes will be trotted. Follow
ing is the summary of today's trotting:
THREE MINUTE cLAss-RURsE $780, DIVIDED.
N. j. stones b G Paradox x.......3 / /
G. L. Moshers blk m Oneota. ............1
b. q. Kimball's b m Kantaka. 2 2 2
Charles Yapp's ch Little Dan. ........4 3 3 3
j. =. W0odbury's m Motto. ...........5 6 dlst'd
Fr&lk Hams m ID. w. .P..............6 dist'd
b. Adams b Hard. d...................dis
Time-2.Ss1s, 2.S91z, 2.361a, 2.37s4
SPECIAL PAGERS RACE.
c. L. Mosher's ch m Stubby.
G. A. Martins m China Girl. ........2 2 2
Tme-2.35sz, 2.33sz, 2.37.
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Pleasures Of LIE In the West

CHICAGO. May IA special from Winpi-
peg says that dispatches received from vari-
Gus points in Manitoba report serious losses
during the spast week to settlers by prairie
fires and heavy wind storms.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
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MEDICAL ROOMS
80 FRANKLIN ST., PORTLAND, NH.

DR.. Reed treats all chronic diseases that flesh Is
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WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE following
Maine inventions were granted on Tuesday: